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June 6, 2008
2008 Ted Scripps Leadership Institute
For SPJ student and professional chapters to be successful, they must do the right thing in the right way.
The Ted Scripps Leadership Institute helps participants learn how to do just that by offering a mix of sessions focused on interpersonal and organizational leadership skills, as well as sound chapter management practices. Those who will be serving as chapter president during the 2008-09 year should apply for the Institute.
This is an invitation-only program. Applications will be reviewed and invitations will be extended to only 50 participants. A submitted application does not guarantee an invitation for this program.
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June 22, 2008
Florida ACES Copy-Editing Workshop
Change is today's buzzword — and today's reality — for newspapers and for other media. What does that mean for copy editors? Explore that idea and more traditional editing concerns at the annual Florida ACES workshop June 22 in St. Petersburg. The event is for copy editors working in any media, from students through old hands.
Topics and speakers will include:
— Alternative story forms, presented by Sara Quinn of the visual journalism faculty at The Poynter Institute.
— Ethics in the online world, Jan Leach, professor of journalism at Kent State University in Ohio.
— 'So This is Journalism?' session on online editing, Anne Glover, AME for online features at the St. Petersburg Times.
— What copy editors need to know about journalism and the law, Rick Kenney, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Central Florida.
— Editing when you don't have time, John Schlander, executive news editor, St. Petersburg Times.
— Writing effective headlines, Jeff Rubin, copy desk chief of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
— Careers outside the copy desk, a panel featuring Leigh Caldwell, SNN News 6 executive producer; Patty Kim, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, media relations coordinator; Anne Glover, St. Petersburg Times.
— How copy editors can take charge of a paper's critique, Jeff Rubin, Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
— ACES and the state of copy editing, Chris Wienandt, ACES president and Dallas Morning News.
Workshops will be at The Poynter Institute, 801 S. Third St., St. Petersburg. Lunch will be provided. Florida ACES is a chapter of the American Copy Editors Society, which aims to improve the quality of journalism and <> the working lives of journalists.
To register or for more information: flaces.org.
For more information, including speaker biographies, please contact Jackie Kunzmann, 727-409-6446 or jkunzmann@tampabay.rr.com.
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July 1, 2008
Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing Application Postmark Deadline
The Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship is a Sigma Delta Chi Foundation educational program of the Society of Professional Journalists. The Society first offered the fellowship in 1977. It is funded by a grant from Mrs. Eugene C. Pulliam honoring the memory of her husband, one of the original members of the Society, which was founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi. Eugene C. Pulliam was the publisher of The Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis News, The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette.
The Pulliam Fellowship awards $75,000 to an outstanding editorial writer to help broaden his or her journalistic horizons and knowledge of the world. The annual award can be used to cover the cost of study, research and/or travel in any field. In some cases, the fellowship results in editorials and other writings, including books.
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July 1, 2008
Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award Application Postmark Deadline
Annually at the Society of Professional Journalists National Convention, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation will honor an individual, group of individuals or organization with a $10,000 cash award and an engraved crystal. The honoree(s) also will receive transportation to the national convention.
Nominations are open to any person, persons or organization in the U.S. or its territories who have worked to protect the basic rights provided
by the First Amendment. Honorees do not have to be journalists. In fact, the Foundation encourages recognition of those outside the journalism
profession for their First Amendment efforts and initiatives, such as, but not limited to, public officials, members of the legal profession, scholars, educators, librarians, students and ordinary citizens.
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July 11, 2008
Sigma Delta Chi Awards Banquet
The recipients of the 2007 Sigma Delta Chi Awards will be honored at this event. A cocktail reception will kick off the evening at 6:30 p.m. Following dinner, the award winners will be recognized for their outstanding work from the 2007 calendar year.
Individual tickets may be purchased for $65.00. A table, which seats eight, can be purchased for $475.00. To purchase tickets, please call Heather Porter at 317-927-8000 ext. 204. Visa, MasterCard and American Express will be accepted for payment. All tickets must be purchased through Ms. Porter. The deadline to purchase tickets is July 1.
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July 23, 2008
UNITY
Save the date! This is the biggest, most diverse journalism conference ever, held only once every four years.
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September 4, 2008
2008 SPJ National Convention & Journalism Conference, Sept. 4-7
Save the date and join fellow journalists at the 2008 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference, Sept. 4-7. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.
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